Afternoon storms sparked a lightning fire on the Kings Bay Submarine Base. m.
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Afternoon storms sparked a lightning fire on the Kings Bay Submarine Base. The fire burned about 54 acres by the time response crews had it contained by 2 a.m. LST Tuesday morning.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 12, 8:40 AM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 940 AM EDT MON JUL 12 2010 .UPDATE... OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS BECOME DIFFUSE ACRS THE REGION BUT LOW LEVEL W/SW FLOW OFF THE NORTHEAST GOMEX HAS PUSHED DEWPOINTS INTO THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80 DEGREES ACRS NERN FL SOUTH OF I-10 AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE IN THE BIG BEND REGION CONTINUES TO FIRE OFF WIDESPREAD CONVECTION THERE AND WILL HAVE TO BUMP UP POPS IN THAT REGION. MORNING SOUNDING AT BOTH KJAX/KTLH SHOW PRECIP WATER AMOUNTS AROUND 2.25 INCHES AND WITH STORM MOTION AROUND 10 KNOTS EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL TO BE MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS TODAY. CAPE VALUES WILL STILL PUSH UP TO AROUND 3000J/KG AS MAX TEMPS PUSH INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S BEFORE CONVECTION FIRES OFF IN OTHER AREAS AND THIS WILL POSE A SECONDARY THREAT OF STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS AROUND 50 MPH WITH AN ISOLD SVR TSTM OR TWO POSSIBLE. MID LEVELS OF ATMOSPHERE STILL RELATIVELY WARM AT -4 TO -6 C AROUND 500 MB. STORM MOTION WILL GENERALLY BE TOWARD THE EAST/SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 10-15 MPH. TONIGHT...CONVECTION STILL ONGOING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS UNTIL MIDNIGHT BUT SHOULD SETTLE DOWN BY MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER MUGGY NIGHT EXPECTED WITH LOWS IN THE MID/UPPER 70S ACRS THE REGION. && .AVIATION... VERY MOIST AIRMASS WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID/UPPER 70S IS STILL PRODUCING WIDESPREAD IFR CIGS ACRS NERN FL SOUTH OF I-10 WITH SOME TEMPO MVFR CIGS AT THE REMAINING TAF SITES. WILL BE TOUGH JUST TRYING TO TIME START OF CONVECTION WITH TEMPO GROUPS BUT IT APPEARS AS THOUGH KGNV WILL GET START HERE BY 14-15Z WHILE OTHER TAF SITES WILL NEED TO WAIT CLOSER TO 18Z. MAIN IMPACT WILL LIKELY BE LOWER CIGS/VSBYS IN HEAVY RAINFALL AT LOCAL TERMINALS WITH SECONDARY THREAT OF GUSTY WINDS. && .MARINE... SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND 10 KNOTS WITH CONTINUE TODAY WITH SEAS AROUND 2 FT. OFFSHORE MOVING TSTMS WILL PROVIDE A HAZARD IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 93 74 96 74 / 60 30 50 20 SSI 90 77 91 78 / 50 30 50 20 JAX 91 75 94 75 / 60 30 50 20 SGJ 90 76 91 76 / 60 30 50 20 GNV 91 74 94 73 / 60 30 40 10 OCF 91 74 94 74 / 60 20 40 10 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && HESS/WALKER/GUILLET
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 446 AM EDT MON JUL 12 2010 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-130900- HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY- ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE- JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY- INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 446 AM EDT MON JUL 12 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY... ...HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 TODAY... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TODAY. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING CAUSED BY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. IN ADDITION...A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 105 AND 110 TODAY. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS TO AVOID DEHYDRATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST EACH AFTERNOON WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF COVERAGE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. JDS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1006 AM EDT MON JUL 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE MOUNT PLEASANT 31.42N 81.67W
07/10/2010 WAYNE GA PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED LARGE TREE LIMBS IN THE ROADWAYS 15 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF JESUP.
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KGUILLETPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1045 AM EDT MON JUL 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE COUNTRY CLUB ESTA 31.27N 81.43W
07/11/2010 GLYNN GA PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF TREE DOWN AT OWNERS RESIDENCE THAT
DAMAGED CAR AND KNOCKED OUT POWER TO HOME. TIME IS
ESTIMATED AND BASED ON RADAR.
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JHESSThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:27 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Waycross Journal/Herald reported a lightning fire on the Kings Bay Submarine Base on July 12th. The time of the event was estimated as well as the cost of property damage. The fire was contained by 2 a.m. Tuesday morning.
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